COMPARING TWO PLACES
Freeport vs Rockford
PLACE A
Freeport, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Rockford, Minnesota
Freeport is 65% smaller than Rockford. Rockford earns more, with a median household income $45,319 higher. Rockford has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -4%).
FREEPORTROCKFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,6724,827−65% vs Rockford
Population density1,3171,911−594
Population growth-4.2%4.3%−8.5 pts
Median age37.638.4−0.8
Male49.5%44.9%+4.5 pts
Female50.5%55.1%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born1.3%4.0%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%88.2%+5.2 pts
Black0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%3.8%−3.5 pts
Asian0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Other6.0%3.9%+2.1 pts
Median household income$48,843$94,162−$45,319
Per capita income$37,268$42,996−$5,728
Poverty rate27.3%4.8%+22.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5240.365+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%38.1%−14.5 pts
Graduate degree8.5%13.2%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%1.6%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation63.7%73.5%−9.8 pts
Median home value$110,600$329,200−$218,600
Median gross rent$774$1,046−$272
Owner-occupied56.9%79.7%−22.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%0.9%+5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households23.7%30.3%−6.6 pts
Average commute22.127.0−4.9
Worked from home12.1%12.5%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.7%5.0%−3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025